Snow remover



Feb, 6, 31940. A. F. WERNER SNOW REMOVER Filed Dec. 27, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 'ugasf' Werner.

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Patented Feb. 6; 1940 UNITED A STATES sNow nmovun august r. werner, Alpena. meh'. Application December 21, 183s, sei-isi No. zum

` 1 'clam (ci. :i1-5) This invention aims to provide a novel structure adapted to be attached to the rear end of a truck, novel means being provided whereby snow will be automatically scooped from one side of the truck and conveyed into the truck, as the same proceeds along the street, the truck and the snow-cleaning instrumentalities advancing. along a strip from which the snow has been removed during a former trip along thestreet.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds In theaecompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a. side elevation of the improved selfloading snow remover;

` Figure 2 is a. longitudinal sectional view through the self-loading snow remover;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the improved selfloading snow remover:

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 3. p

The self-loading snow'removing device compris an elongated trough-shaped body I, having oppositely disposed side rails 2, a. transversely dis posed axle 3 being mounted at the lower end of the body, wheels 4, provided with traction cleats 5, being journaled on the axle.

Fixed upon the axle 3 at the opposite ends thereof, and inwardly of .the wheels E, are sprockets 3 and 1. Mounted at the-upper end of the body l, and disposed slightly below-the same, is a transverse shaft 8, provided with sprockets 5 and III at its opposite ends.

A sprocket chain H connects `the sprockets 6 and 9, and a sprocket chain i2 connects the sprockets Tand l0. Disposed transversely of the body i, and mounted upon the sprocket chains I l and l2, are conveyor blades i3, of any desired form.

.Attaching bars I! andv I5 are pivoted'to the side rails 2 of the body l, and carry at their outer ends, resilient clamping iingers I6 and I1 tail-gate i8 or rear end oi a truck 2l. Y

SupportedA at the rear or lower end of the body l is a combined scoop and guide trough I9, the forward end of said scoop being provided with-a reinforced blade 20, extending laterally on .the adjacent wheel upon which the device is supported. The blade 2li of the combined scoop and g'uidetrough is located closely adjacent to the surface-of the ground, and the bottom of the scoop is inclined upwardly and in an arcuate mannen transversely of the draft line, to a point which are adapted to grip the upper edge. oi the ati-.nelevei oi'theinwa-miiorthemdy l. An

rupstandlngguide nange 2i extends along the opposite sides of the scoop and across the back` of it, whereby when the .device is pulled along, the snow will be feu into the guide el trough andwill be elevated to the lower end of the conveyor, where the blades i3 will carry the snow upwardly along the body l, and dump the snow into the truck 2l.

Supporting legs 22 and 23 are pivoted at their .101 forwardendstothesides 2 ofthebody Land are provided with Ioldable braces 24 and 2i which are pivotally seemed to the sides of the body l at places below the pivotal connection between the supporting legs and the sides of Ythe body. The 151 purpose of the legs 22-23 is to support the device;

when the same is not attached to a truck, thereby preventing injury to the conveyor structure.

The form oftheguide 26 is such asto direct the snow, as it enters the scoop i9, around to a position adjacent the lewer end of the conveyor, where the conveyor wm pick it up and carry it into the vehicle 2L The guide ange 25 will prevent the snow from c i s cr calring up on the wheeled, since, as shown in Fig. 3, the ilange extends inwardly of one wheel, the bottom of the trough i9 beingarehed te extend over the other wheel.

The machine is secured to the upper edge of the ieu-gaie i8 of a. ma 2i, ane. she mick is E@ advanced along the street, and the ground wheels 4 will operate the conveyor. The snow is received in the scoop and guide trough i9 and is automatically loaded into the truck by way of the Y N conveyor. After one strip oi street has been 1 cleaned, the truck may their he advanced in this cleaned portion of the smeet. and the laterallyextending scoop i9 will remove the snow adjacent to the cleaned portion, immthe ruil width of the street has been cleaned.

Changes in structure may be resorted to without departure from the snlrlt'of the invention, if within the purview of what is claimed.

Having thus d my Aiiiivention what I claim as new and desire to secure Patent of the United States is:

In a machine for r snow from a street, al strip at a time, a frame, d-wheels mounted to turn on the rear portion of the frame, means 1 for vconnecting the forward portion of the frame detachably to the rear end of a towing and snowreceiving vehicle, in `:an upwardly-inclined position directly in the wake of the vehicle, a vehicleloading conveyor carried by the frame and discharging at vthe end thereof, 55

by Letters '45 the'scoop including an arched portion. extended over said other ground-wheel, and an upstanding 'guide flange attached to the bottom and extends "means for operating' the conveyor from the ground-wheels. a scoop attachedv to the rear end of the frame. one side of the scoon terminate, ing inwardly of one ground-wheel, the opposite side oi' the s'coop extending forwardly. outwardly of theA other ground-wheel, the scoop including a bottom which has a backward and upward ionizi-A tudinal slant outwardly 4of said other .groundwheel, and an upward transverse slant to the llower, rear end'oi the conveyor, the bottom of ing from one side of the scoop to the other, the ange being backwardly-concaved to permit snow to pass readily to the rear of the arched portion,

and to direct the snow,v b y an easily travelled.-

curved path, to the lower, rear end of the conveyor.

l AUGUST-'r'. l. 

